It is the first time anyone has both cycled
the journey and climbed the two mountains on the same trip.
The 13,080-mile journey across 12 countries took 268 days
to complete. Mark
Beaumont reached Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego in a
journey that took him to the top of the highest peaks in both
North and South America.

The 27-year-old from Bridge of Cally, Perthshire,
described himself as "ecstatic" to have completed the momentous
feat.

As well as cycling the length of the continent,
Mark scaled the two highest mountains in North and South America.

Speaking at the finish, he said: "I was pretty
emotional when I got here and I feel pretty tired. I have
run the batteries low. "I have beaten the odds on many accounts.
"It's an incredible relief. Plus, it was a beautiful place
to finish.
"I looked across the bay to Ushuaia, the
most southernly city in the Americas, and saw reflections
of mountains on the water."

"I have been wanting to do this for
years. To have achieved it all, got here on time and to fulfill
that dream, it's fantastic."

Mark is the first person to climb
the two highest mountains in the Americas and cycle between
them in a single season. He began his epic journey in Alaska
on May 29, 2009, where he climbed 20,000ft Mount McKinley.

Since then, he has visited 12 countries
and climbed 23,000ft Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest mountain
in the southern hemisphere.